The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

THE lOLAf kEGlSIEk.
oMAs. ?. SCOTT. Publishes.
pLA 1890. EANsAA
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily NewA
CONGRESSIONAL.
Som severe remarks were INDUCED IN In
the Senate on the a6th upon the tariinesG Of the
House in sending in Appropriation bills. The
House Labor Arbitration bill Was taken up and
passed-S3 yeas. 10 nays. Mr.. Edmnnds made
. conference report on the Retaliation bin show
ing continued disagreement. A new conference
was asked. The bill to prohibit the mailing Of
newspapers containing lottery advertisements
passed. Adjourned. After routine business
the House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation bin. At the
evening session eulogies were delivered upon
the death Of Representative Cole. Of Maryland,
and the House then further considered the
Legislative Appropriation bill until one o'clock
in the morning.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
March fifty-seven pension bills were taken up
and passed. House bill granting right Of way
through the Indian Territory to the Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska railway passed. also the
Territory. The conference report on the River
and Harbor bill was agreed to. The bill forfeit
ing certain railroad land grants In Michigan
passed. Several other bills were also rushed
through. After transacting considerable bust.
ness ut the night session resolutions of respect
to Representatives Arnot, Beach and Dowdney,
OF New York, and Price, of Wisconsin, were
adopted and the Senate adjourned -. In the
House the Mexican Pension Appropriation bill.
passed, The conference report on the bill re-
stricting ownership to land in the Territories to
citizens was agreed to, also the conference re-
port on the River and Harbor bill. The De-
ficiency Appropriation bill passed The Legfs
lative Appropriation bill, as amended, passed.
At the evening session u large number Of bridge
bills passed.
The Senate on the ID had long debate
on the Naval Appropriation bill and after
amendment finally passed it. The conference
report on the Pacific Railroad Inquiry bill was
agreed to. The Senate bill for the erection Of q
memorial bridge over the Potomac at Washing
ton passed; also the bill for the erection of a
bridge over the Missouri river between Kansas
City and Sibley. The conference report on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill was agreed
conference report on the Retaliation bill
was agreed to. The conference accepted the
Senate bill The conference report on the Pa
cific Railroad Inquiry bill was agreed to. Re-
cess AT the evening session the conference re-
port on the Agricultural Appropriation bill was
agreed to. also the conference report on the
Sundry Civil bill After clearing the calendar
Of several other bills Of no particular importance
the House adjourned soon after midnight.
In the Senate on the Sd, after disposing Of
routine business, the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill was considered
rapidly and finally passed. The conference re-
port on the Sundry Civil bill was reported by
Mr.. Allison, who severely criticised the House
in holding back appropriation bills. Mr.. Hoar
also severely criticised the action Of the Speaker
OF the House in certain matters, which brought
forth equally caustic remarks in his defense
from Senators Beck and Blackburn. The con-
ference report was then agreed to. Three pub
lie buildings bills were passed over the Veto
The Mexican Pension Appropriation bill passed.
The conference report on the bill to adjust Ger
tain railroad land grants was agreed to. Late at
night the Deficiency bill was taken up. Pending
consideration the Senate at two o'clock in the
morning took recess. -. In the House several
vetoes OF pensions were sustained and under
ure Of Office act was passed. The bill to accept
certain lands near Chicago for q military post
passed The Urgency Deficiency bill passed
under suspension Of the rules. A motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill granting Mrs.
Logan a pension was lost. The House after
midnight passed over the veto the bill for the
erection Of public building at Dayton, O., and
after further business the House about two
O'Clock in the morning took a recess.
q r five ~ tha 90 h.. al.
the Senate agreed to the conference report or
the Post-ofice Appropriation bill and took a re-
cess of two hours. The conference report on
the District Of Columbia bill was agreed to-
Several minor reports were agreed to and COM
munlcation received from the President that he
had no further communication to make. Reso-
buttons Of thanks to the Presiding Oflicer were
passed and at noon the Senate stood ad-
iourned sine die. In the House at five
O'Clock in the morning the conference
report on the Postoffice bill the Senate
receded from the subsidy amcndment) was
agreed to. The conference report on the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill was likewise agreed to-
At eleven o'clock q committee was appointed
to wait on the President. message was re-
ceived from the President announcing his an
proval of bills and that he had no further COM
munication to make. Resolutions Of thanks to
the Speaker were adopted and at noon the
House adjourned sine die.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
IL the River and Harbor bill, as sent to
the President the appropriation for the Mis-
souri, river is fixed at S,75, 600 and the Mis-
sissippi at s., 10000.
The following have been appointed by
the President Commissioners under the In
terstate Commerce law: W. r. Morrison,
Of Illinois: Judge Cooley. of Michigan:
General Bragg, of Alabama, and W. R.
Cox, of North Carolina.
THE Treasury Department has decided
that the wife Of a Chinese laborer is not
permitted to enter the country under the
act.
DIR. SCHMIrT Won TAvERA, the new Aus
TRAN minister to the United States, left
Vienna on the I'd for Washington
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT has been con-
frmed by the Senate by vote of 81 to 10.
THE Senate Committee or the District of
Columbia at special and very short meet 1
ing on the I'd, voted to report adversely
upon the nomination of James C. Trotter.
of Boston, colored, nominated to be Re
corder of Deeds for the District of Column
bia- The vote was as follows: Ayes. Har-
Els, Brown and Cheney: nays, Ingalls,. Pal |
lner. Blackburn and Vance.
The announcement from Washington that |
the House had receded and passed the Ed
munds bill caused great excitement and re- |
io;cing among vessel owners and fishermen
1T Gloucester, Mass.
The President has approved the Military !
Academy Appropriation and the Regular |
Pension Appropriation bills, the act to Or
game hospital corps of the United States |
and the act IN regard to the importation of |
during the spawning season.
THE EAST.
JUDGE kUrus BLoDGErT, Democrat, has